Please help!!!! My 05 Vinson 500 auto suddenly has no rear wheel drive. As far as I know(I have kids) it was driven to it's spot in the garage just fine and when I went to use it next, it won't move in 2wd. If I put it in 4wd it engages and I can drive it that way with no noises or issues. In 2wd there is a slight noise like something spinning freely that should be engaged. I compare that noise to a snowmobile clutch with no belt on only quieter. Please help point me in the right direction.

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I found what appears to be a damaged electrical connection to a small housing just down from the shift lever on the left side of the bike. I pulled out the receptacle and it appears to be a solenoid of some kind. It's black plastic. Does anyone know what this does and if it could be my problem? I can't repair it or get a part today so I'm just curious if I should keep digging.

The rear drive output shaft is driven by a bevel gear, that gear could be toast, also , the splines could be stripped where the output shaft bolts to the rear drive yoke. Look at the bolt in the center of the yoke when you put the machine in gear in 2wd, see if the bolt is spinning inside the yoke.

The shaft was spinning with the yoke so I guess either the gears or output shaft have broken. I just pulled the engine out. Anyone have any advice on tearing into the transmission? I have a service manual and it's too pricey to get this done at a dealer so here I go.

Just keep track of where everything came from, the biggest concern besides finding the broken parts, is making sure everything goes back in the way it came out. If you can keep everything in order, you should be fine.